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September 1, 2004 | Journal Article
Membership in voluntary associations has declined but there is disagreement over the extent of the decline and whether it suggests a corresponding decrease in civic activity. This study investigates whether adolescents' participation in volunteer ac ...
December 27, 2012 | New Public Health Post
As the year draws to a close, the most recent installment of the NewPublicHealth series on the National Prevention Strategy is especially appropriate. We spoke with Wendy Spencer, the CEO of the Corporation for National and Community Service (CNCS), ...
April 6, 2012 | Human Capital Blog Post
Over the last seven months, my community service involvement has brought me closer to my classmates, enabling me to use team synergy to make a difference in the community while growing in my academic performance.
March 14, 2012 | Human Capital Blog Post
The organization responds to nearly 70,000 disasters a year, for example, and educates more than 9 million people in first aid, water safety and other lifesaving skills.
February 17, 2012 | Human Capital Blog Post
Through the next few years, the Nurse’s Desk would reappear each spring and the students would go through the now-familiar process. At the start of term they needed to gain the confidence to invite people to come visit the Nurse’s Desk and have thei ...
January 29, 2012 | Story
As the economic downturn made hunger and food insecurity more common last year, nurses stepped up to help meet the need.
September 15, 2011 | Human Capital Blog Post
So in the weeks and months leading up to hurricane season, we put our leadership teams in place, and make sure our rosters of volunteers have been refreshed. After all, it’s a largely volunteer workforce we rely on, and these are men and women who a ...
May 31, 2009 | Program Result Report
Providing rides to a doctor's office, the grocery store and other essential places became one of the central activities of many Faith in Action projects.
May 12, 2011 | Human Capital Blog Post
Hassmiller has a long history of helping those affected by disasters, including victims of Hurricane Katrina, the Indian Ocean tsunami, and the 9/11 attacks in New York City.
National Program
Program to help support the establishment of approximately 1,100 interfaith volunteer caregiver projects for all ages with chronic health conditions.